The quest for the next man up to replace injured wide receiver Marvin Jones has begun for the Bengals, and according to wide receivers coach James Urban, it may not be just one player who eventually fills in.

Jones, who is in his third season and set career highs last season in receptions (51), receiving yards (712) and touchdown receptions (10), provided a speedy outside threat that kept defenses from constantly being able to double-team A.J. Green.

Now Urban and offensive coordinator Hue Jackson have to determine what the best way to replace Jones will be.

It's possible that third-year wide receiver Mohamed Sanu lines up outside and someone else lines up in the slot. Among the possibilities there are fourth-year veterans Dane Sanzenbacher and Ryan Whalen or sixth-year vet Brandon Tate. Tight ends Jermaine Gresham and Tyler Eifert and running back Giovani Bernard can line up in the slot, too. It's also possible that Sanu lines up in the slot with either Sanzenbacher, second-year player Cobi Hamilton or rookie James Wright on the outside.

"We'll let these last three weeks of training camp play out," said Urban. "Literally we'll let it play out and see who gives us the best chance against the Baltimore Ravens. It's wide open and we're going to try to take advantage of who puts us in the best position and it may be by committee. It may be a couple of guys. This guy does this really well so we'll keep him in this package and this guys does this really well so we'll keep him in that package."

Urban said he doesn't like to pigeon-hole receivers into specific areas to line up.

"In this league, if you just line up in one spot and you have success in that spot, they'll find a way to defend you in that spot," said Urban. "Our guys are multiple and I teach, 'This is the concept so that we can plug-and-play people at different positions,' so they learn the concept. Not, 'I line up here and do this on this play.' It's what the concept is. It gives us a little flexibility."

That doesn't mean Urban plans to take away from a player's strengths, however, which means if a certain player performs better outside that's primarily where he will play and if a player performs better in the slot that's primarily where he will play.

When the Bengals went to three wide receiver sets in Tuesday's practice, the first team primarily had Green and Sanu outside and Sanzenbacher in the slot.

"You find out, 'Boy, this guy is really good at doing this route in the slot and he's really good at doing this route outside,'" said Urban. "You're asking them to do the things that they're good at. Each player has their own strengths."

Sanu said he doesn't mind playing either spot.

"You would like to get comfortable at one spot and get used to playing the slot or playing outside, but whatever that I do to make the team better is fine," said Sanu. "I can play either place they need me to play."

Sanu had actually moved ahead of Jones midway through their rookie seasons in 2012 thanks in part to Jones getting hurt, but then Sanu got hurt late in the season and Jones caught 10 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown over the final two regular-season games to seize the No. 2 spot away from Sanu.

Now Sanu has a chance to make an impact while Jones is out and has had a very good training camp.

"He looks like the guy I thought we drafted and I knew we drafted, the player that we saw two years ago, his rookie year, before he got injured, unfortunately," Urban said of Sanu. "He's playing fast; he looks fast. He's playing inside and outside and doing all the things. Put last year on me. We put him in a position that didn't take advantage of his strengths, and now we're trying to take advantage of the things that he does real well."

WILSON TOLD TO BE READY: Backup quarterback Jason Campbell again didn't practice Tuesday. He hasn't since injuring his right elbow in last Thursday's preseason game in Kansas City. Tyler Wilson was told to be ready to play this Saturday when the Bengals host the New York Jets at 7 p.m.

Wilson was signed Saturday to serve as third quarterback behind Andy Dalton and Matt Scott.

"I'm going to be ready to go and be ready to play," said Wilson. "You have to be mentally prepared to play, as tough as it is. You have to cram as much information into a short period of time as you can and then let them know what you're able to do."

Wilson was selected in the fourth round of the 2013 draft by the Oakland Raiders, but spent most of that season on the team's practice squad and then was taken off that team by the Tennessee Titans, who waived him last week.